Location: Los Angeles County, about 13 miles north of Upland, 48 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Mount San Antonio 7½, Telegraph Peak 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Nearby Peaks: Mount San Antonio

Distance: 13 miles round trip on road, trail, and cross-country

Gain: 3400'

Time: 5-6 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Brent Washburne, January 1991

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take the 210 freeway east to Baseline Road exit in the City of Claremont. Turn left (west) at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Baseline Road.
• Almost immediately, take the first right (north) onto Padua Ave.
• Go 1.8 miles north on Padua to the intersection with Mount Baldy Rd. Turn right (northeast).
• Take this road northeast and then north about seven miles to Mt. Baldy Village.
• Continue about four miles to the intersection with San Antonio Falls Road on the left (gated). Park here.

Note: There is a good parking lot for ridesharing in this area. To get there, after turning west on Baseline Road, continue past Padua Avenue a short distance to Mills Avenue. Turn north on Mills, and continue to Mt. Baldy Road. The parking lot is at the northeast corner of this intersection.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6160'), pass the gate and hike up the road to Baldy Notch at the top of the ski lift.
• Turn left (northwest) and follow a road up a ridge to where it becomes a trail.
• Follow this trail up the Devils Backbone to about 9200' where the trail begins to pass Mount Harwood on the left (south) side.
• Leave the trail here on the right and go cross-country up the slope to the summit.